Fly Agaric vs Fragrant Bracket

Amanita muscaria compared with Trametes suaveolens

Key Differences

  • Fly Agaric is Least Concern while Fragrant Bracket is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Fly Agaric Fragrant Bracket
Kingdom same Fungi (菌界) Fungi (菌界)
Phylum same Basidiomycota (担子菌門) Basidiomycota (担子菌門)
Class same Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱) Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱)
Order Agaricales (ハラタケ目) Polyporales (多孔菌目)
Family Agaricaceae (Agarics) Polyporaceae
Genus Amanita (Amanitas) Trametes
Species Amanita muscaria Trametes suaveolens

Evolutionary Relationship

Fly Agaric and Fragrant Bracket share a common ancestor at the Class level: Agaricomycetes. (真正担子菌綱)

Conservation Status

Fly Agaric

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Fragrant Bracket

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Fly Agaric Fragrant Bracket
Diet Decomposer —
Average Lifespan 1 years —
Average Length 20 cm —
Average Weight 100 g —

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fly Agaric

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).

Fragrant Bracket

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, Mediterranean forests and woodlands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Fly Agaric

ベニテングタケ(Amanita muscaria)は地球上で最も象徴的で広く知られる菌類であり、北半球の北方林全域に白いいぼのある鮮やかな赤い傘を広げる。童話のような外見とは裏腹に、ムシモールやイボテン酸などの強力な向精神性化合物を含み、中程度の毒性がある。シラカバ、マツ、トウヒと重要な外生菌根共生関係を形成し、無機栄養素と炭素を交換することで北方林の栄養循環に不可欠な役割を担っている。

Fragrant Bracket

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